List of leaders of Red Hat

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Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises.

Presidents and CEOs

Since its foundation in 1995, Red Hat leadership has consisted of a president and CEO.

President and CEO of Red Hat, Inc
No.NameTook officeLeft officeRoleRef.
1 Bob Young 1995November 15, 1999President and CEO
2 Matthew Szulik November 15, 1999December 20, 2007President and CEO [1] [2] [3]
3 Jim Whitehurst December 20, 2007April 6, 2020President and CEO [4] [5]
4 Paul Cormier April 6, 2020July 12, 2022President and CEO [6] [7] [8]
5 Matt Hicks July 12, 2022PresentPresident and CEO [9] [7]

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